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6 Arctic feedback loops researchers say could accelerate warming faster than expected

The Arctic is not just warming - it is unraveling. " What makes this so alarming is that these feedback loops don't operate ...
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Microbial network restructuring mitigates long-term soil carbon emissions from warming, decade-long study finds

Soils release approximately 40–60 petagrams (Pg) of carbon annually into the atmosphere through microbial metabolism. Climate warming is projected to further enhance soil microbial respiration, ...
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Risky Feedback Loops Are Accelerating Climate Change, Scientists Warn

Risky feedback loops that are accelerating global climate change may not be fully accounted for in current climate models, according to a recent study published in the scientific journal One Earth. A ...
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Methane leaks multiplying beneath Antarctic ocean spark fears of climate doom loop

Researchers have discovered dozens of new methane seeps littering the ocean floor in the Ross Sea coastal region of Antarctica, raising concerns of an unknown positive climate feedback loop that could ...
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The Arctic is warming nearly four times as fast as the rest of the planet

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. The Earth is approximately 1.1℃ warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. That warming has not been uniform, with some ...
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New study reveals microbial network restructuring mitigates long-term soil carbon emissions from warming

Soils release approximately 40–60 petagrams (Pg) of carbon annually into the atmosphere through microbial metabolism. Climate warming is projected to further enhance soil microbial respiration, ...